Socio-economic and Health Condition of Nepali Migrants in a Metro city Mumbai
Abstract
Nepalese migration to India has a long history. India’s proximity/ open border/affordable travelling options make India a preferred destination. Five hundred Nepali migrants from Mumbai were selected using snow ball... [ view full abstract ]
Nepalese migration to India has a long history. India’s proximity/ open border/affordable travelling options make India a preferred destination. Five hundred Nepali migrants from Mumbai were selected using snow ball sampling. Sixty percent lived in their work place and eighty percent were security personnel. One fifth lived in rented, one third in Kachha and one fifth in Pucca house. Half were Brahmin/ Kshatriya. One fourth was illiterate and forty percent primary educated. Three fourth worked in the same locality where they lived. Primary educated were engaged in security services while secondary educated in other occupations. Eighty percent were married, median age being 35.6 years. Their average monthly income was around Rs. 5000.Two third moved to Mumbai since 1990. Ninety percent migrated for jobs. Forty percent faced police harassment while coming to Mumbai and sixteen percent paid bribe at Indo-Nepal border. They got job within 3 months of arrival in Mumbai. Eighty five percent found behavior of Indian employers good and friendly / supportive. Two third felt that their income insufficient. Three fourth saved money. Only one fifth kept money in bank. They sent remittances to their kin in Nepal through relative/friend and utilized for household / medical/ health related expenses. The most common/prevalent illnesses in Mumbai was gastrointestinal and vector borne diseases. Many had sexual exposure before 25 years and half before twenty years. Fifteen percent had visited sex workers. Twelve percent visited sex workers in India and only three percent in Nepal. They knew about HIV/AIDS. Fourteen percent faced discrimination by health providers. One fifth wanted to go back to Nepal. Almost all wished to call their relatives/ friends to Mumbai from Nepal. Some migrants were satisfied with the way of living in Mumbai. They expected better social security services/ employment opportunities from the government.
Authors
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Rajiva Prasad
(Retd.Prof.,International Institute for Population Sciences,Mumbai)
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Sunil Sarode
(Asst. Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai)
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Sarang Pedgaonkar
(Asst. Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai)
Topic Area
III. Urban Environments: what specificities? 3.1 Urban Environments as places of demograph
Session
PS-2 » POSTER SESSION 2 (11:45 - Saturday, 2nd April, TBA)
Paper
icuh16.npl.doc.doc
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